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1:45 PM ET, September 8, 2009

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Us Weekly:
Jon Gosselin: I “Despise” Kate  —  In more of his interview with ABC News, Jon Gosselin continues to trash estranged wife Kate, claming she took his wedding ring and may have had an affair with her bodyguard.  —  Jon, 32, says their relationship has gotten so sour they have to film their hit TLC reality show separately.
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Jon Gosselin: I Don't Trust Kate Anymore  —  Continuing to speak out about his now-defunct 10-year marriage, Jon Gosselin says that he no longer trusts estranged wife Kate and that there is no reconciliation in sight.  —  “Our relationship will never be fixed,” Jon told ABC's Chris Cuomo on Good Morning America.
E! Online:
Jon Fires Back at Kate: “I Was Abused”  —  Loading...  So much for that TLC “gag order.”  —  Jon Gosselin's much-anticipated sit-down with ABC's Chris Cuomo has arrived, and TV's most notorious reality dad is dishing about all things Kate, the eight and the postsplit drama.
Discussion: Socialite Life and TV Envy
Michael K / Dlisted:   SHOCKING: Jon Gosselin “Despises” Kate
ABCNEWS:   Jon Gosselin Exclusive: Marriage to Kate ‘Will Never Be Fixed’
TMZ.com:
Janet Jackson — If the Glove Fits  —  Janet Jackson has been busting her butt rehearsing for a Michael Jackson tribute at the MTV Video Awards this weekend — and it promises to be a nipple-free affair.  We think.  —  Ms. Jackson is set to put on a huge MJ-honoring performance featuring 20 backup dancers …
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Us Weekly:
Chris Brown to Make Stage Debut Since Rihanna Sentencing  —  Troubled singer Chris Brown is among the performers confirmed to take part in a Michael Jackson tribute concert in Vienna, organizers said Tuesday.  —  In addition to Jackson's original band and dancers, Mary J. Blige and Natalie Cole …
Discussion: Socialite Life
Petra Spescha / Reuters:   Mary J. Blige to lead Jackson tribute in Vienna
BBC:
Chris Brown to play Jackson gig
Discussion: Celebritology and EW.com
Popeater:
Clooney Shows Off His New Brunette  —  World, meet Elizabetta Canalis.  Elizabetta Canalis, meet the world and the ever-curious paparazzi that are about to take over your life.  George Clooney brought his new gal pal in tow to the Venice Film Festival, marking the first time he's been out publicly …
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People.com:
George Clooney and Elisabetta Canalis Go Public  —  George Clooney and Elisabetta Canalis in Venice  —  His hand still bandaged from a motoring accident last month, George Clooney was spotted arriving in Venice Monday sporting something that's all the rage in Italian trends - TV presenter Elisabetta Canalis.
Discussion: ImNotObsessed.com
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George Clooney & Elisabetta Canalis Go Public In Venice
Discussion: TMZ.com
NY Daily News:
Perez's pledge to Tyra on targeting minors out the window  —  Did Tyra Banks make a deal with the Devil?  The model hosts controversial celebrity blogger Perez Hilton on “The Tyra Show” season premiere Tuesday and asks him not to bad-mouth celebrities under the age of 18 for six months.
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Lynn Elber / Associated Press:
Tyra goes back to her (hair) roots on TV talk show
Discussion: coverawards.com
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Kathy Griffin confesses all about torrid, gross Jack Black affair
Discussion: Chicago Sun Times and Pajiba
Elaine Aradillas / People.com:
Tila Tequila Makes Citizen's Arrest of NFL Player  —  Tila Tequila  —  Tila Tequila has accused San Diego Chargers' linebacker Shawne Merriman of choking her, according to officials from the San Diego County Sheriff's Department.  —  Early Sunday morning, deputies were called …
Discussion: The Superficial and Fox Sports
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Mark Dagostino / People.com:
Soap Star Michelle Stafford Expecting  —  Thanks to the help of a surrogate, The Young and the Restless star Michelle Stafford is expecting her first child this December.  —  Stafford, 43, who has won two Emmys for her role as scheming Phyllis Summers on the CBS daytime drama …
Us Weekly:
Aubrey O'Day Defends Dyeing Her Dog  —  Doggone it, there's nothing wrong with dyeing a dog, according to Aubrey O'Day.  —  The former Danity Kane singer, 25, has been criticized on some websites for constantly dyeing her 1-year-old teacup Maltese Ginger.  —  “She likes to have looks,” O'Day tells Usmagazine.com.
Elaine Aradillas / People.com:
Teri Hatcher Training for Triathlon  —  Teri Hatcher and a friend were recently discussing what would be on her “bucket list,” a list of things to do before she dies.  —  So what's on it?  “I want to learn to play a couple of songs on the guitar.  I want to learn a few of those fancy dances …
Discussion: Popeater and Anything Hollywood
Perez Hilton:
More True Blood Stars Hooking Up  —  But this time, we are not happy about it!  —  Sources are telling us that Evan Rachel Wood and the delectable Alexander Skarsgard are more than just co-stars.  —  That whore!  —  A Perezcious reader sent us this tip about the newly happy saddening couple:
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip and iVillage
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Daily Mail:
Lady GaGa: ‘My father saved me from a deadly cocaine addiction’  —  Lady GaGa has revealed her tough no-nonsense father save her from drug addiction.  —  GaGa admitted spending long periods snorting cocaine alone in her cramped New York apartment, playing music by The Cure.
thefrisky.com:
Exclusive Q&A: Diablo Cody Talks Megan Fox, Therapy, And Doing “The View” With Courtney Love  —  Posted by: Jessica Wakeman Filed In: Celebs  —  We're lusty Diablo Cody fans at The Frisky.  “Juno,” the TV show “The United States Of Tara,” her my-life-as-a-stripper-memoir, Candy Girl—we love it, love it, love it.
Discussion: ImNotObsessed.com and Just Jared
 
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